Published November 21, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Perturbative gravity at null infinity

  • 1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA (United Kingdom)

Description

We describe a theory that lives on the null conformal boundary I of asymptotically flat space-time, and whose states encode the radiative modes of (super)gravity. We study the induced action of the BMS group, verifying that the Ward identity for certain BMS supertranslations is equivalent to Weinberg's soft graviton theorem in the bulk. The subleading behaviour of soft gravitons may also be obtained from a Ward identity for certain superrotation generators in the extended BMS algebra proposed by Barnich and Troessaert. We show that the theory computes the complete classical gravitational S-matrix, perturbatively around the Minkowski vacuum. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/31/22/225008

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
22
Journal Page Range
[12 p.]
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46047336
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGEBRA; GRAVITATION; GRAVITONS; MINKOWSKI SPACE; S MATRIX; SPACE-TIME; SUPERGRAVITY; WARD IDENTITY
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; MATRICES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; RADIATIONS; SPACE; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES